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How is this different from what we have now ?

• sokoloff 4y ago
  It's not that different; it represents an enumeration of what I think are/propose to be the proper restrictions on voting. Some people believe that non-citizen permanent residents should be able to vote in federal elections. Others believe that undocumented permanent residents should be able to vote in state/local elections. Others believe that incarcerated felons should be able to vote. Likely others believe that minors should be able to vote. We should have these discussions, agree on what restrictions we want to impose, and implement them. If you decide to prevent anyone from voting, that's definitionally a restriction on voting.
  • Izkata 4y ago
    Just to be clear since you skipped this subset: It's already the case that non-citizen permanent residents can vote in some local (not federal) elections. https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_permitting_noncitizens_to_vote_in_the_United_States https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_permitting_noncitizens_to_vote_...
    • sokoloff 4y ago
      That’s exactly what I intended to cover in my second paragraph (by making the restriction criterion “adult permanent, lawful resident” rather than “adult citizen”)